Rockhampton Regional Library Service’s newest “library branch” is the Anytime Library, which provides travellers to and from the region the perfect opportunity to indulge their passion for reading at the Rockhampton Airport. Supplied by FE Technologies the Anytime Library is the first for Australia and New Zealand, offering library members even more convenience to find … Read more

Do you have a safety policy tailored to your community and resources? Safety in libraries should be a top priority for library managers to ensure a welcoming, respectful and secure environment for all who wish to make use of the space. It is important to strike a balance between offering a broad open door … Read more

Me – and my library! How to use data personally and professionally …. Hosted by Lockyer Valley Regional Council at the Laidley Sports Complex on Wednesday 11 October. Register online now! State Library of Queensland staff will deliver a day of learning about how to think big, the value and use of data, question your … Read more

Showcasing innovative leaders from business, technology, and creative industries is a great way to invite new audiences into your library and support local entrepreneurs on their journey. Game Changers is a Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame initiative presented by State Library of Queensland, QUT Business School and the Queensland Library Foundation. Game Changers discuss how … Read more

Career Planning with Sue Hutley is a dynamic and interactive workshop that offers tools, techniques, and new ways of thinking about planning your career. Sue will discuss how to play to your strengths, how to plan ahead for contingencies and how to make the most of your employment situation. Activities in the workshop will encourage you … Read more

Create posters for your library using templates provided by Canva. Choose from hundreds of professional layouts and over 1 million amazing images or upload your own photos and logos to create a perfect poster. Canva’s online poster maker gives you the power of great design without using complicated design software. Simply customize the images, fonts and … Read more

Logan City Council libraries have brought their First Five Forever programs into the digital realm by using their 3D printer to make a movable frog doll created by Louise Driggers, and it bears the likeness of the frog featured in the First 5 Forever promotional video. The frog doll has created quite a stir and … Read more

Children’s author Janeen Brian reveals how I’m a dirty dinosaur, the fun picture book used in the First 5 Forever program, came about. Many years ago, I was approached by a librarian and asked if I’d care to devise a program of rhymes/poetry, which could be presented to various kindergartens and day-care centres in her … Read more

Where are we now, and where should we head next? These are the two big questions tackled at the Vision 2017 review workshop at Ipswich Central Library. Working in four teams, library staff from all over south-east Queensland poured ideas onto the table in a variety of challenging brainstorming activities led by Dr Matt Finch … Read more

This amazing piece of tech promotes independent reading and is great for users with literacy difficulties such as dyslexia, learning to read, people with ESL needs, LOTE users or for educators and parents assisting students who can’t read. The C-Pen Reader is a pocket-sized, portable, standalone scanner pen or digital highlighter which can be held in … Read more